Come Play with Us!
Bricktastic!
BRICKTASTIC!
Building Curiosity. One Brick at a Time.
Each fall, Columbia Play Project celebrates of creativity, engineering, imagination, and play with Bricktastic!
Bricktastic! brings together children, caregivers, hobbyists, artists, educators, and LEGO enthusiasts for a day filled with building challenges, collaborative engineering, creative showcases, and hands-on STREAM experiences (science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math)!
Builders can proudly exhibit their creations and everyone experiences Columbia Play Project's Mobile Children's Museum through hands-on activities designed to inspire curiosity long after the event ends.
Bricktastic! demonstrates what children's museums do best: transform play into meaningful learning.
Corazon Coffee coffee cart will be on site with drinks for sale!
Live music from Mo Phillips starts at 11am!!
$5/per person. 2 years old and under free!
Bricktastic! 2026 generously sponsored by:
Free Community Play Day
Free Community Play Days are designed for children ages 0–10 and the grown-ups who care for them. Stay and play together, follow your child’s curiosity, or take a moment to relax while they explore. Our Playologists, educators, and volunteers are here to create a welcoming environment—not to direct how your family plays.
You’ll find active, hands-on experiences as well as quieter spaces for little ones and children who need a break. Come for a little while or stay as long as you’d like during event hours. Play Days are always FREE, and no museum experience is necessary—just come ready to play!
Made possible by a
JTMF Foundation gift
Free Community Play Day
Free Community Play Days are designed for children ages 0–10 and the grown-ups who care for them. Stay and play together, follow your child’s curiosity, or take a moment to relax while they explore. Our Playologists, educators, and volunteers are here to create a welcoming environment—not to direct how your family plays.
You’ll find active, hands-on experiences as well as quieter spaces for little ones and children who need a break. Come for a little while or stay as long as you’d like during event hours. Play Days are always FREE, and no museum experience is necessary—just come ready to play!
Made possible by a
JTMF Foundation Gift
Free Community Play Day
Free Community Play Days are designed for children ages 0–10 and the grown-ups who care for them. Stay and play together, follow your child’s curiosity, or take a moment to relax while they explore. Our Playologists, educators, and volunteers are here to create a welcoming environment—not to direct how your family plays.
You’ll find active, hands-on experiences as well as quieter spaces for little ones and children who need a break. Come for a little while or stay as long as you’d like during event hours. Play Days are always FREE, and no museum experience is necessary—just come ready to play!
Made possible by a
JTMF Foundation gift
Give More 24!
Give More 24! Celebration at Loyal Legion
September 24 | 4–7 PM
Gather with us for a free, family-friendly Give More 24! celebration at Loyal Legion in downtown Vancouver! Columbia Play Project’s Mobile Children’s Museum will pop up in the courtyard with hands-on activities and fun for the whole family. Enjoy great food, enter to win a big raffle prize, play together, and help support CPP and the future children’s museum!
Can’t make it on the 24th? From September 17–24, Loyal Legion will feature a special Columbia Play Project menu, with $1 from every featured item donated to Columbia Play Project.
Made possible with support from
Eat + Raise Money!!
From September 17–24, Loyal Legion will feature a special Columbia Play Project menu, with $1 from every featured item donated to Columbia Play Project.
FREE PLAY @ Vancouver Arts & Music Festival
Join us for this free community festival with three outdoor stages, local art vendors, a juried art exhibition, family activities and more. Esther Short Park will transform into a playground of creativity, where every corner holds a surprise waiting to be discovered.
Brought to you by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA and the City of Vancouver, this festival is a celebration of culture, community and the unbridled joy that comes with experiencing the arts together.
FREE Play @ National Night Out Washougal
Free community event featuring ice cream social, games, giveaways, and Mobile Children’s Museum. Millions of neighbors take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide on the first Tuesday in August.
FREE Play @ Family Festival
Each year, more than 2,000 kids and grown-ups join us for a day filled with fun, music, and community.
While admission is free, be sure to bring money to buy a delicious lunch from the farm store, and to enjoy some of the activities that require a fee, such as the cow train, mini-digger, tractor tricycles, and face painting. There will be plenty of free activities to enjoy, too!
Attendees will receive bingo cards and go to all the tables for a sticker. Once your card is filled, return the card to the giveaways table enter to win (prize coming soon) or pick one of the prizes below (subject to availability):
Get ready for fun on the farm! Ride the cow train ($5), duck races (free) and tractor tricycles (free)! Come hungry — the farm market and grill will be open! Grown-ups can get in on the fun too — Topaz Farm offers farm-fresh food, local drinks, and relaxing picnic areas.
The first 100 guests (one per family) will receive special prizes!
FREE Play @ Vancouver Pollinator Festival
Join Us for a Free, Family-Friendly Celebration
Pollinators are essential to our ecosystems—and they need our help! This festival is your chance to learn, celebrate, and take action to protect these amazing creatures while having fun with your community.
FREE Play @ Multicultural Resource Fair
The Multicultural Resource Fair is a must-attend event for anyone who values diversity, community, and social justice. By attending the fair, you'll have the opportunity to celebrate and learn about different cultures, while also connecting with others who share a passion for positive change. You'll enjoy free entertainment, food, and activities for the whole family, while also gaining knowledge and awareness about issues that impact underrepresented groups in the community.
Pancake Play Day!
Join us for a community pancake breakfast, live music from Ants Ants Ants, and, of course, interactive PLAY! One ticket gets you ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT pancakes plus fun toppings, sausage, juice and coffee.
We’ll also have tons of fun raffle prizes from Gund, Slumberkins, Kazoodles, and Trader Joe’s!
Choose the ticket level that’s right for your family. Tickets are self-selected, pay-what-you-will. $20 pay-it-forward tickets help ensure play is accessible for all.
$12/each – Standard Ticket
$ 8/each – Community Ticket
$20/each – Pay-It-Forward Ticket
*One ticket per person, kids two and under are free.
Thank you our Supporting Sponsors
FREE Indoor Community Play
Join us for free, hands-on, exploratory play designed for children and their caregivers.
Columbia Play Project is committed to creating joyful spaces where families connect, imagine, and learn together.
FREE Art, Play & Community Pop-Up at Loyal Legion, Vancouver
Art, Play & Community Pop-Up at Loyal Legion
Columbia Play Project invites families and community members to a pop-up fundraiser at the soon-to-be Loyal Legion Brew Pub in Vancouver, WA. Our mobile children’s museum will offer hands-on activities that explore the intersection of art and STEM, alongside gross-motor play experiences like big blue blocks and builder boards.
Local artist Mike Bennett will be featured throughout the event, creating a live painting, engaging with children about creativity and inspiration, and sharing how artists like Eric Carle have influenced his work. The finished painting will be silent auctioned at the end of the event, with all proceeds benefiting Columbia Play Project.
Guests are also invited to participate in a community museum naming survey, where they can vote on proposed names and offer suggestions as we plan for a future brick-and-mortar children’s museum.
FREE Indoor Community Play
Join Columbia Play Project for a free, indoor play day. Today’s event features a maker space: Make your own flying object! Sensory space will feature playdough and accoutrements. Other activities may include Big Blue Blocks, Duplo, Trains, Camping and Farmer’s Market.
FREE Indoor Community Play
Join Columbia Play Project for a free, indoor play day. Today’s event features a maker space: Make your own flying object! Sensory space will feature playdough and accoutrements. Other activities may include Big Blue Blocks, Duplo, Trains, Camping and Farmer’s Market.
FREE Indoor Community Play
Join Columbia Play Project for a free, indoor play day. Today’s event features a maker space: Make your own flying object! Sensory space will feature playdough and accoutrements. Other activities may include Big Blue Blocks, Duplo, Trains, Camping and Farmer’s Market.
Bricktastic! A Brick-Building Extravaganza
Join Columbia Play Project for Bricktastic!
Experience a showcase of imagination, talent, and perseverance with up to 60 incredible Brick Builders! Our guest builders will display their creations across a variety of categories, including Robots, Landscapes, Vehicles, Architecture, Monsters, Kits, and more.
Admission is free, and you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorites. Celebrate creativity with us at this special event!
Fourth “Playn” Indoor Play Space
Join Columbia Play Project for Free play. Today’s event features a Markerspace: Make your own flying object! Sensory space will feature playdough and accoutrements. Other activities may include Big Blue Blocks, Duplo, Trains, Camping and Farmer’s Market.
Washougal Arts!
Join the Washougal Arts Council and Columbia Play Project as we celebrate the new Sculpture added to Reflection Plaza. The Children’s Museum will be onsite to help everyone enjoy a playful afternoon.
Trunk-or-Treat
There will be face painting, fire trucks, yard games, and boo-tastical treats and fun to be had!
Washougal Pumpkin Harvest Festival
Get ready, Washougal! We're celebrating fall with a fantastic party at Hathaway Park, and you won’t want to miss it. We’ve got treats, games, prizes, and the best part—*free pumpkins* for everyone! Bring your little ones in their costumes and join in the fun. It’s going to be a spook-tacular time!
Fourth “Playn” Indoor Play Space
Join Columbia Play Project for Free play. Today’s event features a Markerspace: Make your own flying object! Sensory space will feature playdough and accoutrements. Other activities may include Big Blue Blocks, Duplo, Trains, Camping and Farmer’s Market.
Old Apple Tree Festival
Join Columbia Play Project at the Old Apple Tree Festival. The Mobile Children’s Museum will be on hand to provide lots of fun. Bring the whole family! Thanks to City of Vancouver for sponsoring this event.
Pop UP Mobile Children's Museum
Columbia Play Project presents a Pop Up Children’s Museum event complete with all the activities you love — the Big Blue Blocks, the Builder Boards, the Art Table and more. Join us to celebrate the joy of play. It’s free to everyone!
Grandparents' Play Day
Celebrate the joy of play across generations! Join Columbia Play Project for a special day where grandparents and grandchildren (and everyone else) can explore, create, and have fun together. Thanks to our wonderful sponsor — Serengeti Care — this event is filled with activities designed to spark curiosity, laughter, and memories for the whole family.
Fourth "Playn" Indoor Play Space
Join Columbia Play Project for a few hours of exploratory play at Fourth Plain Community Commons. Designed for children ages 0-12 and their caregivers, everyone can find something fun to explore with the STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art and Math) theme.
Tots to Teens TuesdaY
Join Columbia Play Project at Camas Parks and Rec's Tots to Teens Tuesday events for hands-on, imaginative fun! Our pop-up play space invites kids to explore science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math through open-ended activities designed for ages 0–12. From bubble play to building challenges, there’s something for every curious mind. We’re often joined by the Camas Library Book Bike, bringing stories and smiles to round out the fun. Come play, learn, and connect with your community this summer! It’s Free and Fun!
Family Play DaY at the Historic Trust
Join the Columbia Play Project and The Historic Trust for a fun-filled day designed to spark imagination, creativity, and joyful learning. Families and children of all ages are invited to explore this amazing mobile pop-up children’s museum featuring hands-on exhibits, interactive activities, and playful learning experiences that celebrate the power of play.
The fun will take place on the front lawn of the historic Artillery Barracks at the Fort Vancouver National Site in Vancouver!
Movies at the Park with the Mobile Children's Museum
Join Columbia Play Project at Movies in the Park for playful activities the whole family will love! Come early and have some fun before the movie starts.
Tots to Teens TuesdaY
Join Columbia Play Project at Camas Parks and Rec's Tots to Teens Tuesday events for hands-on, imaginative fun! Our pop-up play space invites kids to explore science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math through open-ended activities designed for ages 0–12. From bubble play to building challenges, there’s something for every curious mind. We’re often joined by the Camas Library Book Bike, bringing stories and smiles to round out the fun. Come play, learn, and connect with your community this summer! It’s Free and Fun!